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2023 Best Engineering Technologies Schools in the Southwest Region

14 Colleges
$48,978 Avg Salary
$20,173 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies School for You

Engineering Technologies is the #20 most popular major in the country with 7,672 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Engineering Technologies Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Engineering Technologies Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Engineering Technologies Colleges.

Top 10 Best Engineering Technologies Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the best school in the Southwest Region for engineering technologies students. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Schools in the Southwest Region list. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Stillwater.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Methodist University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Schools in the Southwest Region list. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best engineering technologies programs. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of North Texas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Technologies Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

Tarleton State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Schools in the Southwest Region list. Tarleton is a fairly large public school located in the town of Stephenville.

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#9

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Technologies Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering technologies students. Located in the town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering technologies colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 136
Texas 409
Oklahoma 50
New Mexico 6

Engineering Tech Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Engineering-Related Fields 4,838
Quality Control Technology 736
Industrial Production Technology 440
Engineering Technology (Other) 288
Construction Engineering Technology 264
General Engineering Technology 255
Computer Engineering Technology 179
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 145
Mechanical Engineering Technology 104
Nanotechnology 98
Energy Systems Technologies 95
Environmental Control Technology 89
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 43
Architectural Engineering Technology 39
Electronics Engineering Technology 39
Engineering-Related Technologies 15

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KUKA Systems GmbH.

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